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December 10, 2012 Edition

UMF professor urges sustainable forestry

Morgan Palmer

Andrew Barton, a professor of biology at the University of Maine at Farmington, recently published “The Changing Nature of Maine's Woods,” a book detailing the dynamic nature of forests in Maine an

  • It’s the relationship, not the sale, that creates value

    Doug Packard

    As crazy as the notion sounds, businesses that focus on selling actually decrease their chances of achieving long-term profit goals. This can happen because most prospects and customers automatically react negatively toward sales people.

  • VC fund honors three Maine firms

    The Small Enterprise Growth Fund, Maine's venture capital fund, recently honored three of its 19 portfolio companies for exemplary performance in leadership, achievement and public benefit.

  • Teller 2.0

    Matt Dodge

    At first glance, the two newest branches of Five County Credit Union might reflect hard times at the 56-year-old financial institution.

  • Organizational health goes beyond the bottom line

    Nobody who manages in today's business world needs me to remind them that success and survival are not guaranteed.

  • State revenues continue to drop

    Mal Leary

    Curtailment invoked to address budget gapsRevenues continue to fallSales, corporate income taxes lagThe new Legislature has taken office facing serious financial problems, including a funding gap that could reac

Today's Poll

Has the growth of remote work in recent years hurt the ability of your business to innovate?
Poll Description

Since the start of the pandemic, employees have come to expect hybrid schedules that allow them to work remotely.

Many employers, however, have pushed for a return to traditional, pre-COVID offices and workspaces.

Tension about where workers do their work heated up on Friday when the CEO of Nike, John Donahoe, blamed remote work for the company's recent lack of product innovation.

"It’s really hard to do bold, disruptive innovation, to develop a boldly disruptive shoe, on Zoom,” he said in an interview with CNBC.

The sportswear and sneaker giant has come under fire in the past couple of years for falling behind on innovation and losing market share.

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